04 Aug 1888
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Newspaper
Odon Weekly Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1888
Page
1
A dense Washington report covers Senate discussions on Canada trade concerns and the Panama Canal era treaty record. It notes votes on naval matters, amendments, and a Port Monroe wharf project while detailing ceremonial leadership and committee actions with several named figures and dates.
In Nebraska at Pawnee City Fremont Emmons killed Bertha Schultz after she refused his marriage proposal. Philadelphia physician Parprnick Pearente, facing malpractice allegations, died by suicide in Rayhead New Jersey. P A Srovtra, convicted in Pittsburgh, saw his son Adolphus sentenced to twelve years in the penitentiary.
A glycerine factory south of Lima, Ohio, was blown up injuring the area and destroying a large frame structure named the Publion. Eight hundred pounds of glycerine stored there exploded, with debris scattered. two men, Pred Newman and Steve Phillips, were reported amid the earlier blast.
A Pittsburgh company organized last night with capital stock of 1 million aims to open a tin mine in Mexico near Durango. A ten mile square tract has been purchased. An expert estimates ore yield of 25 to 50 percent. The plan includes shipping tin from a distributing point to New York and building tin factories to manufacture locally.
A carriage accident near Brookville involved Joseph M. Greenwood and his daughters Mrs. CL Terres and Mary J. Greenwood, plus four other ladies, when a bicyclist struck the buggy. Mrs Terres suffered a cut head, Greenwood’s shoulder and wrist injuries were reported, others sustained minor bruises.
A steamboat incident near Concordea Mississippi led to a mate from the Cuna being killed during a routine duty. Reports indicate the assailant was a Black crew member, and a tense crowd formed fearing violence as authorities investigated the scene on the Arkansas side.
News item reports New York bankers and allies announcing the Chief of the Salvahonists will depart England for the United States in October to reorganize the army in the Eastern States. It mentions Major Meorg and a court martial related to a triad, with details obscured by garbled text.
Banks ruled that paper currency will be traded at discount and many coins sell below face value. Silver coins fetch forty to fifty-five cents, while pennies and fractional pieces also new rates. Citywide sale reflects widespread devaluation of American money.
Yesterday it was learned that TL Bo Fraser an agent for Herbert A Co and Blow Thinhem of Chicago has been using customers funds for private speculation. He has been left with funds while accounts with Chicago firms are in arrears and is in considerable debt from personal loans.
D McCormack, a resident from Tanna, fell ill with a suspicious fever and was removed to the Quarantine Hospital. The affected premises were disinfected and isolated, with officials declaring no danger and the city in splendid sanitary condition.
King of Greece arrives in St Petersburg and will stay at Pavlovsk Castle as official visits begin with the Czar.
Last night authorities arrested Dr. Joseph Whitaker Robert Terry Sr David Goldberg August Reuscher and Annie Hertz members and most of resources of the George Washington Lodges Um Benevolent Fraternal on charges of conspiring to defraud the order out of 3560.
The steamships Suevie from Hasslergz Lafigcoone Alaska from Livernoghl and Alexandria from Gibraltar arrived in New York July bringing 1250 immigrants to Castle Garden for inspection and entry.
Prisoner in a well for nine days describes being packed into a two by two foot space with sand and boards overhead. Rain provided scarce drops of water and a token bread and tobacco sustained him while rescuers finally freed him and he recalled the tense moment of discovery and relief.
In Pangensatnnia West Virginia two men Wing Ther and Pred Melin tosh harvest hay on Joenal Metptesin farm in Lickrund Jackson County when their machine stopped and a severely wounded animal was killed by the mower. The animal weighed twenty pounds and the machine had injuries, but the life of the men was not in immediate danger.
In a district of New York a pauper named Fortuna Smiths and her child were noted after her mother Patrick died suddenly intestate. The alms house records list the incident and burial details as the case unfolds.
In a fragmentary report from Teaype Come, travelers head toward a tense scene involving Miss Hartelfot and others as they try to locate Honreli amid European tensions. The text hints at a dispersed group and a search operation unfolding under unclear orders.
The preliminary hearing for the alleged defendants was held today. The court bound over John Haureisen Gees and August Ruescel to the October grand jury and released all defendants on bail. The article provides unclear phrasing and names multiple defendants.
The first bale of new cotton arrived from Meyerville classed strict middling. The season's first sack of rice came in yesterday from St James Parish.
Rev T d Cooper, over sixty, attempted to kill himself with a chisel then drew a draw-shave across his throat and hacked his head with a hatchet, sustaining more than fifty wounds before a neighbor restrained him. He preaches at a Newark Methodist church and is presumed dangerously insane.
In Parkerburg West Virginia on July 31 Marta and Viretta Reeves defended their home killing one burglar and mortally wounding another who attempted to escape. The sisters, both maidens from Danville area, were awakened by intruders and acted decisively. Both burglars were strangers reputed as old-timers. Neighbors lionize the sisters who are believed to keep a large sum of money in the house.
Three men Bauercisen, Godding, and Roezel faced another court hearing on charges tied to the Chicago Durdington Quinney dynamite conspiracy. They were ordered held on bailable conspiracy counts and alleged possession and handling of dynamite.
John Kan nick of Belle Plains was arrested for theft and leaped handcuffed from the Cannon Ball train near Palo on the Cedar Rapids and Northern line. The train was about fifty miles an hour. He escaped a twenty foot embankment with a slight shoulder bruise. He was recaptured at noon a mile from Palo.
A severe blast on the Delaware Lacika and Western railroad near Scranton Virginia destroyed an engine of a heavy coal train. Fireman Harry Keicher of Slossow was killed. Engineer Irvine Stein of Portland was severely injured but expected to recover. No further damage reported.
A resident named Sir Richard Sith died tonight from hydrophobia after a reported bite in Beookisan near Seboutse above East Sy. The second victim of the Newfoundinged outbreak, the patient showed no clear symptoms yet in others.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a Morgan case hearing, a governor naming non interference in a disease situation, and a Thursday night or Friday morning execution timeline hinted in the terse item. Entities include Blinky Morgan Aust Haag and Governor FPorater as referenced in the garbled text.
A lightning bolt struck the Tesidence at 265 Cottage Grove Avenue seriously injuring Christie Rupp age four John Rupp age one and Mary Young age seven who were near a second story window.
Government notes a decrease in public debt during July. The Treasury reports a reduction amount and mentions pension disbursements affecting the month’s financial activity.
Nelson the Atlanta defaulter was brought before a magistrate. With no one to appear against him he was discharged. He immediately left town for the East.
At Athens Tennessee this afternoon Calvin Faulkner shot and killed Michael Shotro who had pursued Faulkner's daughter despite his wishes. Faulkner fled into the woods and authorities have not found him.
The Supreme Court rules the high license law constitutional in New Jersey. The opinion on the local option feature is split eight to seven, while the high license provision is affirmed unanimously.
Brakeman Riley killed by fall from a J M & I rail line. Royerton Delaware County gains a post office with W A Huffman as postmaster. A lightning strike in Wabash damages an electric system. seventy globes shattered and two locals knocked senseless. Marion sees a fatal buggy crash. Frank Williams dies, John Williams injured. Caps disrupt Bryneville Mormon meeting causing stampede. Clay and nearby counties reunite near Brazil. A Prince ton Orphans Home resident attempts arson thrice after whipping. Several medical and legal notices, including Burke nomination, state tax assessments, and Goshen postmaster nomination. Flanagan sisters ill under hydrophobia-like symptoms. one bites off part of tongue. Additional reports cover shootings, drownings, and new post offices Lemasterville and Thurman.
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